An Interview with ESTHER about Teaching English

Welcome to another edition of Speak English fluently.

Maligayang pagdating sa isa pang edisyon ng Speak English nang matatas.

I'm your host, Steve Hatherly.

Ako ang host mo, Steve Hatherly.

My guest today is quite the celebrity in the English education field.

Ang bisita ko ngayon ay medyo sikat sa larangan ng edukasyong Ingles.

She started teaching English in Korea way back in 2008 after studying psychology for

Nagsimula siyang magturo ng Ingles sa Korea noong 2008 pagkatapos mag-aral ng sikolohiya para sa

her undergraduate degree.

kanyang undergraduate degree.

And now she's actually studying to be a therapist.

At ngayon ay nag-aaral na talaga siyang maging therapist.

We will talk about that a little bit today.

Pag-uusapan natin iyan ng kaunti ngayon.

She is the top English teacher for Shaw Education.

Siya ang nangungunang guro sa Ingles para sa Shaw Education.

She has over, I think if we count correctly, 160 videos on the website now.

Tapos na siya, sa palagay ko kung bibilangin natin ng tama, 160 na video sa website ngayon.

Although that number might be a little bit higher, we'd have to count more accurately.

Bagama't maaaring mas mataas ng kaunti ang bilang na iyon, kailangan nating magbilang nang mas tumpak.

Those videos are there for your viewing pleasure and your education pleasure, of course.

Ang mga video na iyon ay nariyan para sa iyong kasiyahan sa panonood at sa iyong kasiyahan sa edukasyon, siyempre.

She covers grammar, vocabulary, listening and conversation in her videos.

Sinasaklaw niya ang grammar, bokabularyo, pakikinig at pag-uusap sa kanyang mga video.

And we will have a conversation today.

At may pag-uusapan tayo ngayon.

Welcome Esther, should I say Ester sonsangnim, Esther teacher, Miss Esther?

Maligayang pagdating Esther, sasabihin ko bang Ester sonsangnim, guro ni Esther, Miss Esther?

Welcome regardless to Speak English Fluently.

Maligayang pagdating anuman ang Magsalita ng Ingles nang Matatas.

Thank you so much for having me, Steve.

Maraming salamat sa pagkakaroon mo sa akin, Steve.

And you can call me Esther.

At pwede mo akong tawaging Esther.

That's totally fine.

Iyan ay ganap na maayos.

Very good.

Napakahusay.

Well, thank you once again for joining today.

Well, salamat ulit sa pagsali ngayon.

OK, so let's talk about your career then.

OK, kaya pag-usapan natin ang tungkol sa iyong karera.

You are from the United States, and you are currently residing in the United States.

Ikaw ay mula sa Estados Unidos, at ikaw ay kasalukuyang naninirahan sa Estados Unidos.

You studied psychology in school.

Nag-aral ka ng sikolohiya sa paaralan.

Did you move to Korea after university in America or was there a time period between?

Lumipat ka ba sa Korea pagkatapos ng unibersidad sa America o may pagitan ba?

Actually, I moved to Korea right after I graduated from university.

Actually, I moved to Korea right after I graduated from university.

It’s a funny story.

Ito ay isang nakakatawang kuwento.

I was supposed to go there for a 15-day graduation trip and ended up staying for 9 years.

Ako ay dapat na pumunta doon para sa isang 15-araw na paglalakbay sa pagtatapos at natapos na manatili sa loob ng 9 na taon.

So pretty much right after I graduated.

So medyo right after I graduated.

Let's… yeah, I mean everybody was surprised and yeah, it's… it was a wonderful time

Tayo... oo, ang ibig kong sabihin ay nagulat ang lahat at oo, ito ay... napakagandang oras

there.

doon.

That's such a common story though, isn't it?

Iyon ay isang pangkaraniwang kuwento, hindi ba?

You know, people move to Korea and then the plan is to stay for a short time.

Alam mo, lumipat ang mga tao sa Korea at pagkatapos ay ang plano ay manatili sa loob ng maikling panahon.

But they end up staying for a long time.

Ngunit nananatili sila nang mahabang panahon.

People fall in love with Korea, don't they?

Ang mga tao ay umiibig sa Korea, hindi ba?

Yes, and I miss it so much.

Oo, at miss na miss ko ito.

I can't wait to go back and visit sometime in the near future, and I've heard countless

Hindi na ako makapaghintay na bumalik at bumisita minsan sa malapit na hinaharap, at nakarinig ako ng hindi mabilang

stories and have many friends who had similar experiences.

na mga kuwento at may maraming kaibigan na may katulad na karanasan.

When you moved to Korea, did you have plans of teaching English?

Noong lumipat ka sa Korea, may plano ka bang magturo ng Ingles?

I guess not, because you were only planning on being here for a couple of weeks.

Sa palagay ko hindi, dahil pinaplano mo lamang na manatili dito sa loob ng ilang linggo.

That's correct.

Tama iyan. Mayroon

I had a friend from college who lived in Korea and was studying abroad in the US when we

akong isang kaibigan mula sa kolehiyo na nakatira sa Korea at nag-aaral sa ibang bansa sa US nang

met, and she heard of a job opportunity, asked me if I'd be interested in interviewing, and

magkita kami, at nabalitaan niya ang isang pagkakataon sa trabaho, tinanong ako kung interesado ba ako sa pakikipanayam, at

I got the job.

nakuha ko ang trabaho.

And that's how I ended up staying for a lot longer than I had ever planned.

At iyon ang naging dahilan ng pananatili ko nang mas matagal kaysa sa pinlano ko.

Wow, so what made you interested in teaching English then?

Wow, kaya bakit ka interesadong magturo ng Ingles noon?

Because it came to you very suddenly, I guess in in your life, right?

Dahil bigla na lang dumating sayo, I guess in in your life, right?

Yeah, I have always really enjoyed working with young people and children.

Oo, palagi akong nag-e-enjoy na magtrabaho kasama ang mga kabataan at mga bata.

When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher or an artist, but I think my teaching abilities

Noong bata pa ako, gusto kong maging isang guro o artista, ngunit sa palagay ko ang aking mga kakayahan

out… outway… are stronger than my artistic abilities, although I am very creative.

sa pagtuturo... outway... ay mas malakas kaysa sa aking mga artistikong kakayahan, bagama't ako ay napaka-malikhain.

So yeah, I…

Kaya oo, ako…

I have always been interested in teaching and this opportunity did fall in my lap and

Lagi akong interesado sa pagtuturo at ang pagkakataong ito ay nahulog sa aking kandungan at sinamantala

I took the opportunity.

ko ang pagkakataon.

I guess I seized the opportunity and never looked back.

Sa palagay ko ay sinamantala ko ang pagkakataon at hindi na lumingon pa.

Carpe Diem moment for you.

Carpe Diem moment para sa iyo.

So how did you become involved with Shaw education?

Kaya paano ka nasangkot sa edukasyon ni Shaw?

Um, so between teaching jobs, I had taken a little bit of a break to go back and visit

Um, kaya sa pagitan ng mga trabaho sa pagtuturo, nagpahinga ako ng kaunti para bumalik at bisitahin

my family.

ang aking pamilya.

And when I came back to Korea, I didn't have another job lined up.

At pagbalik ko sa Korea, wala akong ibang trabahong nakapila.

And so I was looking.

At kaya napatingin ako.

I wanted to do some part time jobs or some tutoring jobs.

Nais kong gumawa ng ilang mga part time na trabaho o ilang mga trabaho sa pagtuturo.

I was looking for some jobs that would give me a little bit more freedom than working

Naghahanap ako ng ilang trabaho na magbibigay sa akin ng kaunting kalayaan kaysa magtrabaho

at the kind of typical hagwon or English institution or Academy.

sa uri ng tipikal na hagwon o English na institusyon o Academy.

And so I was…

At kaya ako ay...

I was tutoring.

nagtuturo ako.

I was doing part time work, doing some research and development for some hagwons, and then

Gumagawa ako ng part time na trabaho, gumagawa ng ilang pananaliksik at pagpapaunlad para sa ilang hagwon, at pagkatapos ay nakatagpo

I came across an ad from Shaw English, looking for teachers to shoot some videos teaching

ako ng isang ad mula sa Shaw English, na naghahanap ng mga guro na kukuha ng ilang video na nagtuturo ng

English.

Ingles.

And I thought I'd give it a shot.

At naisip ko na bigyan ito ng isang shot.

So another opportunity that just fell on my lap.

Kaya isa pang pagkakataon na nahulog lang sa kandungan ko.

I'm curious to know where you saw the advertisement, because that's exactly how I came to Korea

I'm curious to know kung saan mo nakita ang advertisement, dahil ganyan din ako

originally as well.

orihinal na dumating sa Korea.

It was a really small advertisement in the bottom right corner of the newspaper that

Ito ay talagang maliit na patalastas sa kanang sulok sa ibaba ng pahayagan na

said teach English in Korea.

nagsasabing magturo ng Ingles sa Korea.

So where was your Shaw Education advertisement?

Kaya nasaan ang iyong advertisement ng Shaw Education?

I want to know.

Gusto ko malaman.

That's a funny story.

Nakakatuwang kwento yan.

Well, my, uh, the ad that I saw was on Craigslist, I believe so, yeah, very funny 'cause I don't

Well, my, uh, ang ad na nakita ko ay nasa Craigslist, naniniwala ako, oo, napaka nakakatawa 'cause I don't

really know anybody who used Craigslist in Korea maybe.

really know anyone who used Craigslist in Korea maybe.

So I just got very lucky I guess.

Kaya lang napakaswerte ko yata.

Yeah, maybe to buy a sofa or something like that, but not to start this amazingly successful,

Oo, marahil upang bumili ng sofa o isang bagay na tulad nito, ngunit hindi upang simulan ang kamangha-manghang tagumpay na ito,

you know, online English education career.

alam mo, online na karera sa edukasyon sa Ingles.

That's a very rare story.

Iyan ay isang napakabihirang kuwento.

Exactly.

Eksakto.

What year was that that you got started with Shaw?

Anong taon ka nagsimula kay Shaw?

I believe that was 2012.

Naniniwala ako na 2012 iyon.

OK, so it's been quite a long time, then, that you've been making videos for Shaw education.

OK, kaya medyo matagal na, pagkatapos, na gumagawa ka ng mga video para sa Shaw education.

You did that while you were here in Korea, but after moving back to the United States,

Ginawa mo iyon habang nandito ka sa Korea, ngunit pagkatapos mong bumalik sa United States,

you continued working with Shaw.

ipinagpatuloy mo ang pagtatrabaho kay Shaw.

Was that in the plans or… because usually when people leave Korea, they kind of leave

Nasa plano ba iyon o… dahil kadalasan kapag umaalis ang mga tao sa Korea, medyo umaalis sila

perhaps, not always, but sometimes leave the English education part of their life behind.

marahil, hindi palagi, ngunit minsan ay iniiwan ang bahagi ng edukasyon sa Ingles ng kanilang buhay.

But you took it with you.

Ngunit kinuha mo ito sa iyo.

Yeah, that was actually never part of the plan.

Oo, hindi talaga iyon bahagi ng plano.

I didn't expect things to take off the way they did.

Hindi ko inaasahan na ang mga bagay-bagay ay mag-aalis sa paraang ginawa nila.

I worked for maybe two months, I think with Robin in 2012 and I thought that was the end

I worked for maybe two months, I think with Robin in 2012 and I thought that was the end

of it and I think we reconnected maybe around 2015.

of it and I think we reconnected maybe around 2015.

Team and started talking about let's make some more videos and even though I've moved

Team and started talking about let's make some more videos at kahit na lumipat na ako

to the states, Robin has come here and we've done some more content in the USA and I've…

sa the states, pumunta si Robin dito at nakagawa na kami ng ilan pang nilalaman sa USA at ako ay…

Wow.

Wow.

Yeah, and I've flown back to Korea as well to make more videos.

Oo, at lumipad na rin ako pabalik sa Korea para gumawa ng higit pang mga video.

So was that, does that mean then that the videos that you made in the beginning were

So was that, ibig bang sabihin noon na ang mga video na ginawa mo sa umpisa ay

so well received or so popular that Robin thought, wait, we have a good opportunity

sobrang tinanggap o sikat na naisip ni Robin, teka, may magandang pagkakataon

to make some more success here?

tayo para mas maging matagumpay dito?

I definitely think so, yeah.

Tiyak na iniisip ko, oo.

I didn't expect it, but they did take off.

Hindi ko inaasahan, ngunit sila ay umalis.

Can you remember the very first video that you made, I wonder?

Naaalala mo ba ang pinakaunang video na ginawa mo, iniisip ko?

I I'm not sure, but I if I were to take a guess.

Hindi ako sigurado, ngunit kung ako ay maghuhula.

I would guess the ‘can and can’t’ and some of the very simple basic skills.

Hulaan ko ang 'maaari at hindi maaari' at ilan sa mga napakasimpleng pangunahing kasanayan.

So in your videos, I talked about it in the opening a little bit conversation, you covered

Kaya sa mga video mo, napag-usapan ko ito sa pagbubukas ng kaunting pag-uusap, tinakpan mo

that.

iyon.

You cover a lot of different things in your videos.

Sinasaklaw mo ang maraming iba't ibang bagay sa iyong mga video.

And some of your videos are quite long as well, although they're put together I think

At ang ilan sa iyong mga video ay medyo mahaba rin, bagama't pinagsama-sama ang mga ito sa tingin ko ay

3 hours, some 5 hours some.

3 oras, mga 5 oras ang ilan.

But yeah, different topics, conversation, speaking, all these different types of things.

Ngunit oo, iba't ibang mga paksa, pag-uusap, pagsasalita, lahat ng iba't ibang uri ng mga bagay.

When you started making videos again, did you know that you wanted to cover many different

Noong nagsimula kang gumawa ulit ng mga video, alam mo bang gusto mong mag-cover ng maraming iba't ibang

topics in your video?

paksa sa iyong video?

No, but I did always enjoy the storytelling videos, which were a little more casual, a

Hindi, ngunit palagi akong nag-enjoy sa mga video na nagkukuwento, na medyo mas kaswal,

little less formal.

medyo hindi pormal.

We haven't done any kind of storytelling videos in a while, but I'm looking forward to picking

Matagal na kaming hindi nakakagawa ng anumang uri ng mga video sa pagkukuwento, ngunit inaabangan kong

up on those again.

muli ang mga iyon.

And there was a video where Robin asked me really quick-fire 100 questions and that was

At mayroong isang video kung saan tinanong ako ni Robin ng talagang mabilis na 100 mga katanungan at iyon

a lot of fun as well.

ay napakasaya rin.

I…

Ako…

I did one of those videos too, for Robin.

Ginawa ko rin ang isa sa mga video na iyon, para kay Robin.

It was…

Ito ay…

It was a lot of fun.

Napakasaya.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever been asked 100 questions in a row before in such quick-fire,

Oo, sa palagay ko ay hindi pa ako tinanong ng 100 sunod-sunod na tanong sa ganoong

quick-fire fashion.

paraan ng mabilis na sunog, mabilis na sunog.

But yeah, those are fun to do.

Pero oo, nakakatuwang gawin ang mga iyon.

Right.

Tama.

I saw one of your videos has 17,155,940 views and that number is probably higher as we are

Nakita kong may 17,155,940 view ang isa sa iyong mga video at malamang na mas mataas ang bilang na iyon habang

speaking right now.

nagsasalita tayo ngayon.

So I wonder, in your opinion as a teacher, as a star teacher, what makes your videos

Kaya't nagtataka ako, sa iyong opinyon bilang isang guro, bilang isang bituin na guro, sa

so popular, do you think?

palagay mo, ano ang nagpapasikat sa iyong mga video?

It's hard to say, um, when I read the comments, I just feel like people connect with me.

Mahirap sabihin, um, kapag nabasa ko ang mga komento, nararamdaman ko na ang mga tao ay kumonekta sa akin.

Uhm, I have heard that I speak very clearly.

Uhm, narinig ko na nagsasalita ako ng napakalinaw.

And I think that is helpful for a lot of English learners.

At sa tingin ko ito ay nakakatulong para sa maraming mga nag-aaral ng Ingles.

Uhm, you know, I don't know.

Uhm, alam mo, hindi ko alam.

But I really, really just appreciate all the love and kind comments and questions people

Ngunit talagang, talagang pinahahalagahan ko ang lahat ng pagmamahal at mabubuting komento at tanong

have left.

na iniwan ng mga tao.

Yeah, those comments really make you feel great, don't they?

Oo, ang mga komentong iyon ay talagang nagpapasaya sa iyo, hindi ba?

Because it makes you realize that you're making an impact.

Dahil ito ay nagpapaunawa sa iyo na gumagawa ka ng isang epekto.

You're having a positive influence on someone’s life, and as someone who is studying to be

Nagkakaroon ka ng positibong impluwensya sa buhay ng isang tao, at bilang isang taong nag-aaral na maging

a therapist and studied psychology before, I'm guessing that that's really quite important

isang therapist at nag-aral ng sikolohiya dati, sa palagay ko ay talagang mahalaga iyon

for you personally.

para sa iyo nang personal.

Yes, it's very rewarding just to know that I am helping people.

Oo, nakakatuwang malaman na nakakatulong ako sa mga tao.

And just that ---I'm making some kind of impact.

At iyon lang ---nagkakaroon ako ng isang uri ng epekto.

It feels really wonderful.

Napakasarap sa pakiramdam.

Do you remember the moment when you realized, oh wow, these videos are becoming quite popular?

Naaalala mo ba ang sandaling napagtanto mo, oh, ang mga video na ito ay nagiging sikat na?

Because in the beginning you only worked with Robin for a couple of months.

Dahil sa simula ay ilang buwan lang kayo nakatrabaho ni Robin.

There was a break time there, a long break time.

May break time doon, mahabang break time.

And then you started making videos again.

At pagkatapos ay nagsimula kang gumawa muli ng mga video.

Do you remember, was there any particular video or any particular time when you realized,

Naaalala mo ba, mayroon bang partikular na video o anumang partikular na oras nang napagtanto mo,

oh, this is going to be quite successful?

oh, magiging matagumpay ito?

I still don't think it's really hit me.

Hindi ko pa rin akalain na tinamaan talaga ako nito.

You know, when you say 17 million views, that's shocking…

Alam mo, kapag sinabi mong 17 million views, nakakaloka...

That's just that's Justin Bieber territory.

Iyan lang ang teritoryo ng Justin Bieber.

I still have a hard time wrapping my head around what that really means to be honest.

Nahihirapan pa akong ibalot sa ulo ko kung ano ba talaga ang ibig sabihin ng maging tapat. Sa

The first time I realized not that this was going to be a big deal or that this was big,

unang pagkakataon na napagtanto kong hindi ito magiging isang malaking bagay o na ito ay malaki,

but the first time that I thought this is more than just the two months kind of commitment

ngunit ang unang pagkakataon na naisip ko na ito ay higit pa sa dalawang buwan na uri ng pangako na

I had made with Robin initially, was when a colleague of mine at a hagwon was preparing

ginawa ko kay Robin sa simula, ay noong isang kasamahan Ang sa akin sa isang hagwon ay naghahanda

a lesson for his class and was looking up some videos on YouTube for resources and said

ng isang aralin para sa kanyang klase at naghahanap ng ilang video sa YouTube para sa mga mapagkukunan at sinabi

to me, is this you?

sa akin, ikaw ba ito?

And I…

At ako…

That was the first time I realized like while people are getting to my videos when they

Iyon ang unang pagkakataon na napagtanto kong habang ang mga tao ay nakakakuha sa aking mga video kapag

search for something really simple for teaching English.

naghahanap sila ng isang bagay na talagang simple para sa pagtuturo ng Ingles.

Has it gotten easier over the years because now it's… it's been a long time now, right,

Naging mas madali ba ito sa paglipas ng mga taon dahil ngayon... matagal na, tama,

for you to be making videos?

para gumawa ka ng mga video?

Has it gotten easier to make these videos or has it gotten more difficult, I wonder?

Naging mas madali ba ang paggawa ng mga video na ito o naging mas mahirap, iniisip ko?

I don't know if it's gotten more difficult or easier.

Hindi ko alam kung naging mas mahirap o mas madali.

Not to toot my own horn, but…

Hindi para magbusina ng sarili kong sungay, ngunit...

Please do.

Mangyaring gawin.

That's why we're her, Esther.

Kaya naman kami niya, Esther.

Well, I…

Well, ako...

I was surprised by.. by lack of nervousness.

Nagulat ako ng.. sa kawalan ng kaba.

I wasn't as nervous as I thought I'd be.

Hindi ako kinakabahan gaya ng inaakala ko.

I think I do OK under pressure.

Sa palagay ko ay okay ako sa ilalim ng presyon.

You know, I have to admit, even before this interview I was pretty nervous.

Alam mo, kailangan kong aminin, kahit bago ang panayam na ito ay medyo kinakabahan ako.

But here I am and I'm feeling OK.

Pero eto ako at okay na ang pakiramdam ko.

And even with school presentations and things like that, I really feel nervous before, but

And even with school presentations and things like that, I really feel nervous before, but

in the moment, I tend to do OK.

in the moment, I tend to do OK.

Maybe I'm acting a little, I don't know.

Siguro nagdadrama ako ng konti, ewan ko ba.

But it… it never felt too difficult.

Ngunit ito... hindi kailanman naramdaman na napakahirap.

I guess that's a really good feeling to know though, because…

Sa palagay ko iyon ay talagang magandang pakiramdam na malaman, dahil…

that's how students of English feel often when they have to speak English and even worse

iyan ang madalas na nararamdaman ng mga mag-aaral ng Ingles kapag kailangan nilang magsalita ng Ingles at mas masahol pa

when they have to do a presentation in English.

kapag kailangan nilang gumawa ng isang presentasyon sa Ingles.

So knowing that feeling, do you think that that maybe makes you an even better teacher?

So knowing that feeling, do you think that that maybe makes you a better teacher?

Oh, that's a good question.

Oh, magandang tanong iyan.

I think, yeah.

Sa tingin ko, oo.

You know, before presentations or before an interview, something like this I will often

Alam mo, bago ang mga pagtatanghal o bago ang isang pakikipanayam, ang isang bagay na tulad nito ay madalas kong

also practice either in my head or in front of a mirror.

isagawa sa aking ulo o sa harap ng salamin.

I'll do my best to feel that I am well prepared, so I looked at the interview questions ahead

I'll do my best to feel that I am well prepared, so I looked at the interview questions ahead

of time, or I'll ask about what I can expect and I don't go in blindly.

of time, or I'll ask about what I can expect and I don't go in blindly.

I do prepare.

naghahanda ako.

And then… and then…

At pagkatapos... at pagkatapos...

when I… once I'm in it, it doesn't seem as bad because I kind of know what to expect.

kapag ako... kapag nakapasok na ako, hindi naman ito masyadong masama dahil alam ko na kung ano ang aasahan.

Now, when it comes to maybe like a live lesson or something like that, I may be a little

Ngayon, pagdating sa siguro parang live lesson or something like that, baka

bit more nervous because things can go wrong.

mas kabado ako ng kaunti dahil pwedeng magkamali.

But in general, if I have some time or ability to prepare, I'll feel a lot better going into

Ngunit sa pangkalahatan, kung mayroon akong kaunting oras o kakayahang maghanda, mas gaganda ang pakiramdam ko kapag pumasok ako

the activity that I'm doing.

sa aktibidad na ginagawa ko.

Oh, that's the beauty of live TV or live radio or live streaming, is that, hey, sometimes

Naku, ang ganda ng live TV or live radio or live streaming, yun ba, hey, minsan

things go wrong and that's OK when that happens too, right?

nagkakamali at OK lang kapag ganun din, di ba?

Of course, yeah.

Siyempre, oo.

Is there any video that comes to mind for you that was the most fun to make, I wonder?

Mayroon bang anumang video na naiisip mo na pinakanakakatuwang gawin, iniisip ko?

I'm going to go back to that 100 questions, rapid questioning video, just because it was

Babalik ako sa 100 tanong na iyon, mabilis na pagtatanong na video, dahil

very casual for that one.

napakaswal para sa isang iyon.

I didn't really have to prepare, and who doesn't like talking about themselves and things that

Hindi ko talaga kailangang maghanda, at sino ang hindi gustong pag-usapan ang tungkol sa kanilang sarili at mga bagay na

they enjoy?

kinagigiliwan nila?

Right, that's… that's true.

Tama, iyon... totoo iyon.

So that was fun.

Kaya masaya iyon.

Maybe that's how I should have prepared for this interview today?

Ganun din siguro ako dapat naghanda para sa interview na ito ngayon?

I should have just prepared 100 questions and just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,

Dapat 100 questions lang ang inihanda ko at boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,

boom.

boom.

So you're studying to be a therapist now?

So nag-aaral ka ngayon para maging therapist?

Does that mean that you will stop making English education videos in the future?

Nangangahulugan ba iyon na hihinto ka sa paggawa ng mga video sa edukasyong Ingles sa hinaharap?

Or will you do those both of those things together in the future?

O gagawin mo ba ang dalawang bagay na iyon nang magkasama sa hinaharap?

I'm still working on making videos with Robin.

Nagsusumikap pa akong gumawa ng mga video kasama si Robin.

I don't have any plans to stop in the near future.

Wala akong planong huminto sa malapit na hinaharap.

Things may slow down depending on how often we're able to travel back and forth and make

Maaaring bumagal ang mga bagay-bagay depende sa kung gaano kadalas namin nagagawang maglakbay pabalik-balik at gawin

the videos.

ang mga video.

And you know, I'm always being encouraged to make videos at home right now, however,

At alam mo, palagi akong hinihikayat na gumawa ng mga video sa bahay ngayon, gayunpaman,

with my studies, and my burgeoning practice, it's a little bit hard to do that.

sa aking pag-aaral, at sa aking umuusbong na pagsasanay, medyo mahirap gawin iyon.

So videos may not be coming out as regularly, but I do plan to continue making them.

Kaya't maaaring hindi regular na lumalabas ang mga video, ngunit plano kong ipagpatuloy ang paggawa ng mga ito.

What kind of video schedule do you have now?

Anong uri ng iskedyul ng video ang mayroon ka ngayon?

Do you put out videos once a week?

Naglalabas ka ba ng mga video minsan sa isang linggo?

Once a month?

Isang beses sa isang buwan?

What kind of schedule are you on now?

Anong klaseng schedule ka ngayon?

Currently, I don't have any kind of regular schedule.

Sa kasalukuyan, wala akong anumang uri ng regular na iskedyul.

It's more so when I'm able to visit Korea, we'll shoot a lot of videos at once and then

Mas lalo na kapag nakabisita ako sa Korea, sabay-sabay kaming mag-shoot ng maraming video tapos

they will slowly be edited and then released.

dahan-dahang i-edit tapos ire-release.

Wow, you truly are a celebrity, aren't you?

Wow, celebrity ka talaga, di ba?

Traveling around the world to film different things.

Paglalakbay sa buong mundo para mag-film ng iba't ibang bagay.

Yeah, when you put it that way.

Oo, kapag sinabi mo iyon.

Yeah, exactly right.

Oo, tama.

So what are the plans then for content for the future?

Kaya ano ang mga plano pagkatapos para sa nilalaman para sa hinaharap?

Or… or maybe just things that you think, in your opinion as a teacher, would be really

O... o baka mga bagay lang na sa tingin mo, sa iyong opinyon bilang isang guro, ay talagang magiging

useful for students these days?

kapaki-pakinabang para sa mga mag-aaral sa mga araw na ito?

Well, with TikTok and other social media being so um…

Well, sa pagiging TikTok at iba pang social media... Ibang-iba

It's just really different from when videos were released on YouTube or when I recorded

lang talaga ito sa kung kailan inilabas ang mga video sa YouTube o noong ni-record ko ang

these videos for YouTube in 2012.

mga video na ito para sa YouTube noong 2012.

People are consuming social media content in much smaller bits and pieces.

Ang mga tao ay gumagamit ng social media content sa mas maliliit na piraso.

And so, I foresee that if I do make some videos, it will be a lot more casual quick.

At kaya, nakikita ko na kung gagawa ako ng ilang mga video, ito ay magiging mas kaswal na mabilis.

UM, maybe uh, more of a glimpse into my daily life.

UM, siguro uh, higit pa sa isang sulyap sa aking pang-araw-araw na buhay.

And… and just maybe a little bit more of an approachable, less structured, uhm, lesson.

At... at marahil ay mas madaling lapitan, hindi gaanong istraktura, uhm, aralin.

I'm not sure yet, but I definitely can see that being popular or helpful.

Hindi pa ako sigurado, ngunit talagang nakikita ko iyon na sikat o nakakatulong.

That's a really interesting opinion.

Iyan ay isang talagang kawili-wiling opinyon.

You know, I've heard so many different teachers say these days.

Alam mo, marami na akong narinig na iba't ibang guro sa mga araw na ito.

Well, because of the pandemic, it changed education, not just for English, it changed

Well, dahil sa pandemic, binago nito ang edukasyon, hindi lang para sa English, binago nito ang

education as a whole.

edukasyon sa kabuuan.

Because so much got put online forcibly, people didn't have a choice, students and teachers.

Dahil sa napakaraming puwersahang nailagay sa online, ang mga tao ay walang pagpipilian, mga mag-aaral at guro.

But what's interesting is that the world of social media is now having a great impact

Ngunit ang nakakatuwa ay ang mundo ng social media ay nagkakaroon na ngayon ng malaking epekto

on how students want to learn and how teachers want to teach.

sa kung paano gustong matuto ng mga mag-aaral at kung paano gustong magturo ng mga guro.

And I think it's something maybe you agree or disagree, but to me, it seems like such

And I think it's something maybe you agree or disagree, but to me, parang

a juxtapose.

isang juxtapose.

Social media and education or social media and English education.

Social media at edukasyon o social media at edukasyon sa Ingles.

Those two things don't seem to go together naturally.

Parang hindi natural na nagsasama ang dalawang bagay na iyon.

But now teachers, they have to follow that trend, right?

Pero ngayon mga guro, kailangan nilang sundin ang uso na iyon, di ba?

And I…

At ako…

I do see where you're coming from, but I think I myself learn a lot from social media.

Nakikita ko kung saan ka nanggaling, ngunit sa palagay ko ako mismo ay natututo ng maraming mula sa social media.

For example, I'm following a lot of accounts that are teaching me how to make new recipes.

Halimbawa, marami akong sinusubaybayang account na nagtuturo sa akin kung paano gumawa ng mga bagong recipe.

Account…

Account…

Instagram accounts that teach me about finance, which is something I'm interested in learning.

Mga Instagram account na nagtuturo sa akin tungkol sa pananalapi, na isang bagay na interesado akong matutunan.

Or about.

O tungkol sa.

I'm learning a lot about therapy as well.

Marami rin akong natututunan tungkol sa therapy.

And so I'm learning bits and pieces.

At kaya nag-aaral ako ng mga piraso at piraso.

And so I do think that maybe the… either the quality of the… or the time it'll take

At kaya iniisip ko na baka ang… alinman sa kalidad ng… o ang oras na kakailanganin

to acquire all the knowledge I need to become an expert, will be longer, but at the same

para makuha ang lahat ng kaalaman na kailangan ko para maging isang dalubhasa, ay magiging mas mahaba, ngunit sa parehong

time, it… it is more approachable, like I said.

oras, ito… ito ay mas madaling lapitan. , tulad ng sinabi ko.

It feels less daunting or it feels like it's not so much I have to try to learn at… at

Hindi gaanong nakakatakot o parang hindi ko na kailangang subukang matuto nang sabay-

once so it can feel like more doable.

sabay para maramdaman kong mas magagawa ito.

I guess is another way to put it.

Sa palagay ko ay isa pang paraan upang ilagay ito.

Yeah, I guess the world is changing.

Oo, sa palagay ko nagbabago ang mundo.

People are changing in the sense that I don't know if it's a reduced attention span for

Ang mga tao ay nagbabago sa kahulugan na hindi ko alam kung ito ay isang pinababang tagal ng atensyon para sa

people around the world or just people have become spoiled with how quickly they can get

mga tao sa buong mundo o ang mga tao lang ay naging spoiled sa kung gaano kabilis nila makukuha

their content.

ang kanilang nilalaman.

But I think you're right.

Pero sa tingin ko tama ka.

Shorter videos perhaps, with getting your point - boom, straight to the point.

Mas maiikling video marahil, sa pagkuha ng iyong punto - boom, diretso sa punto.

And then wrap it up and then, yeah, maybe that's the future of education for not just

And then wrap it up and then, yeah, maybe that's the future of education for not just

English, but finance, cooking, all the things that you mentioned.

English, but finance, cooking, all the things that you mention.

It's really interesting, the trend change, I think.

Ito ay talagang kawili-wili, ang uso ay nagbabago, sa palagay ko.

Definitely.

Siguradong.

And about your point regarding, you know, shorter attention span, I really do think

At tungkol sa iyong punto hinggil sa, alam mo, mas maikling tagal ng pansin, sa palagay ko

that that has a little bit to do with it, if not a lot to do with it.

ay may kaunting kinalaman iyon, kung hindi man maraming kinalaman dito.

I myself find it harder to concentrate for long periods of time, even on things that

Ako mismo ay mas nahihirapang mag-concentrate sa mahabang panahon, kahit na sa mga bagay na

I enjoy, like a TV show.

kinagigiliwan ko, tulad ng isang palabas sa TV.

I find myself multitasking.

I find myself multitasking.

Yeah, it's so hard to sit through a 2-hour movie now.

Oo, napakahirap na maghintay sa isang 2 oras na pelikula ngayon.

I…

Ako…

I had that conversation with a friend.

Nakipag-usap ako sa isang kaibigan.

I wonder if movies will become like 22 minutes long in the future or something.

Iniisip ko kung ang mga pelikula ay magiging tulad ng 22 minuto ang haba sa hinaharap o isang bagay.

Yeah, that would be crazy, but you know, I don't think it's too far off.

Oo, nakakabaliw iyon, ngunit alam mo, sa palagay ko ay hindi ito masyadong malayo.

Absolutely.

Talagang.

So then the therapy degree, how far away?

Kaya't ang antas ng therapy, gaano kalayo?

Oh, sorry, maybe license is the right way to say that.

Ay, sorry, baka lisensya ang tamang paraan para sabihin iyan.

How far away, how far in the future is that for you?

Gaano kalayo, gaano kalayo sa hinaharap para sa iyo?

So I have about three more years to work towards that license.

Kaya may mga tatlong taon pa ako para magtrabaho para sa lisensyang iyon.

I'm accruing hours so I have to hit, in California, the… the requirements are 3000 hours of

Nag-iipon ako ng mga oras kaya kailangan kong maabot, sa California, ang… ang mga kinakailangan ay 3000 oras ng

direct clinical work with children and adults.

direktang klinikal na trabaho sa mga bata at matatanda.

Do you believe you mentioned the amount of time it takes to be an expert?

Naniniwala ka ba na binanggit mo ang tagal ng panahon para maging eksperto?

Do you believe in the 10,000-hour rule?

Naniniwala ka ba sa 10,000-hour rule?

Studying something for 10,000 hours makes you an automatic expert at it, or practicing

Ang pag-aaral ng isang bagay sa loob ng 10,000 oras ay ginagawa kang awtomatikong eksperto dito, o nagsasanay

for 10,000 hours.

sa loob ng 10,000 na oras.

I'm…

Ako...

I'm wondering your view as a teacher, as an educator, if you believe in that theory.

Iniisip ko ang iyong pananaw bilang isang guro, bilang isang tagapagturo, kung naniniwala ka sa teoryang iyon.

I don't think so.

parang hindi naman.

I don't even know exactly how many days or months or years 10,000 hours would amount

Ni hindi ko alam kung gaano karaming araw o buwan o taon ang 10,000 oras ay aabot

to.

.

Depends on the person and their schedule I guess, right?

Depende sa tao at sa schedule nila I guess, right?

Sure, that's true.

Oo naman, totoo iyon.

UM.

UM.

But no, I don't think it's a finite amount of time necessarily.

Ngunit hindi, sa palagay ko hindi ito isang tiyak na dami ng oras.

It… it's a lot of other factors as well, including effort, attention, passion.

Ito... ito ay maraming iba pang mga kadahilanan, kabilang ang pagsisikap, atensyon, pagnanasa.

Uhm, yeah, just a lot of different things put together.

Uhm, oo, maraming iba't ibang bagay ang pinagsama-sama.

Do you think English education has changed over the years?

Sa palagay mo ba ay nagbago ang edukasyon sa Ingles sa paglipas ng mga taon?

We talked about how people get their content these days through different social media

Pinag-usapan namin kung paano nakukuha ng mga tao ang kanilang nilalaman sa mga araw na ito sa pamamagitan ng iba't ibang

services.

serbisyo ng social media.

Do you think that the students, the information that they… that they want or the information

Sa palagay mo ba ang mga mag-aaral, ang impormasyong… na gusto nila o ang impormasyong

that they get has changed over the years?

nakukuha nila ay nagbago sa paglipas ng mga taon?

Umm, I'm not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if teachers are already doing what we talked

Umm, hindi ako sigurado, ngunit hindi ako magtataka kung ginagawa na ng mga guro ang napag

about earlier, giving smaller snippets of information.

-usapan namin kanina, na nagbibigay ng mas maliliit na snippet ng impormasyon.

Like instead of studying from a vocabulary book, students might be following a teacher

Tulad ng sa halip na mag-aral mula sa isang aklat ng bokabularyo, ang mga mag-aaral ay maaaring sumusunod sa isang guro

who does one vocab word a day.

na gumagawa ng isang salita sa bokabularyo sa isang araw.

And puts it in a… a visual context of where they're showing it, you know, in a video or

At inilalagay ito sa isang... visual na konteksto kung saan nila ito ipinapakita, alam mo, sa isang video o

in a picture.

sa isang larawan.

So I would assume also it's a lot more visual.

Kaya ipagpalagay ko rin na mas visual ito.

Uhm, yeah.

Uhm, oo.

Do you have a favorite English word?

Mayroon ka bang paboritong salitang Ingles?

I'm…

Ako...

I'm totally putting you on the spot here, and I apologize for that.

Lubos kong inilalagay ka sa lugar dito, at humihingi ako ng paumanhin para doon.

No, that's OK.

Hindi, okay lang.

The first word that comes to mind is ‘goggle’.

Ang unang salitang pumasok sa isip ay 'goggle'.

OK.

OK.

I just think it's just such a silly word.

Iniisip ko lang na napakalokong salita lang.

And I love that someone…

At mahal ko ang isang taong iyon...

I don't know the root of it, but I just love that wherever it came from, the word goggle

Hindi ko alam ang ugat nito, ngunit gusto ko lang na saan man ito nanggaling,

just sounds funny.

nakakatawa lang ang salitang goggle.

It sounds like you're mispronouncing an Internet search engine.

Mukhang nagkakamali ka sa pagbigkas ng isang search engine sa Internet.

Yes, yes.

Oo, oo.

Instead of something you wear when you go skiing.

Sa halip na isang bagay na isusuot mo kapag nag-i-ski ka.

Right, right.

Tama, tama.

So the origins of words are always interesting.

Kaya ang mga pinagmulan ng mga salita ay palaging kawili-wili.

So, I think of silly words, silly sounding words like that, where they might have come

Kaya, iniisip ko ang mga kalokohang salita, mga nakakatawang tunog na mga salita na ganyan, kung saan sila nanggaling

from.

.

Or did someone just make a sound and decide that was the word to describe this object?

O may nagpatunog lang at nagpasya na iyon ang salitang maglalarawan sa bagay na ito?

One of the common questions that teachers get when they are being interviewed is a question

Isa sa mga karaniwang tanong na nakukuha ng mga guro kapag sila ay iniinterbyu ay isang tanong

that I will ask you next.

na susunod kong itatanong sa iyo.

In your expert opinion for students, what do you think is the… or should be the main

Sa iyong opinyong dalubhasa para sa mga mag-aaral, ano sa palagay mo ang… o dapat na pangunahing

focus of an English language student’s study?

pokus ng pag-aaral ng isang mag-aaral sa wikang Ingles?

Conversation, reading, vocabulary, grammar, listening.

Pag-uusap, pagbasa, bokabularyo, gramatika, pakikinig.

Those are kind of the five main elements, right?

Iyon ay uri ng limang pangunahing elemento, tama ba?

Do you think one isn't any more important than the other?

Sa palagay mo ba ay hindi mas mahalaga ang isa kaysa sa isa?

I think I don't know if I can say that one is more important than the other, but I do

Sa palagay ko hindi ko alam kung masasabi ko na ang isa ay mas mahalaga kaysa sa isa, ngunit sa

think that learning how to speak and listen first, and preferably if possible in a natural

palagay ko ang pag-aaral muna kung paano magsalita at makinig, at mas mabuti kung maaari sa natural na

manner by conversing with other English speakers, or conversing with people who are also learning

paraan sa pamamagitan ng pakikipag-usap sa ibang mga nagsasalita ng Ingles, o pakikipag -usap. sa mga taong nag-aaral din na

you're like yourself, can make it easier to pick up on the other skills like reading and

ikaw ay tulad ng iyong sarili, ay maaaring gawing mas madali ang pagkuha sa iba pang mga kasanayan tulad ng pagbabasa at

grammar.

grammar.

Very good information from an expert teacher.

Napakagandang impormasyon mula sa isang dalubhasang guro.

Start with your speaking and listening and then everything else will get easier from

Magsimula sa iyong pagsasalita at pakikinig at pagkatapos ay magiging mas madali ang lahat mula

there.

doon.

All right.

Lahat tama.

Well, I know because you said earlier you don't like to toot your own horn or blow your

Well, alam ko kasi sabi mo kanina hindi ka mahilig bumusina o

own horn, which means to brag about yourself.

bumusina, ibig sabihin, ipagmalaki mo ang sarili mo.

But I have to ask you, why should students go to Shaw Education on YouTube or the website

Ngunit kailangan kong tanungin ka, bakit dapat pumunta ang mga mag-aaral sa Shaw Education sa YouTube o sa website

and watch your videos?

at panoorin ang iyong mga video?

Uhm, I think that my videos are very simple and straightforward.

Uhm, sa tingin ko ang aking mga video ay napaka-simple at prangka.

They are easy to follow, they have a lot of great examples, a lot of encouragement.

Madali silang sundin, marami silang magagandang halimbawa, maraming pampatibay-loob.

And, um…

At, um...

I think that they are… the word of the day approachable.

Sa tingin ko sila ay... ang salita ng araw na madaling lapitan.

They're… they're not too challenging, and yet you can choose between a variety of levels

Sila ay… hindi sila masyadong mapaghamong, ngunit maaari kang pumili sa pagitan ng iba't ibang antas

that you're looking to learn.

na gusto mong matutunan.

And not only that, you get to learn about the teachers that are behind the videos and

At hindi lang iyon, matututunan mo ang tungkol sa mga guro na nasa likod ng mga video at

learn a little bit about their journeys and so you really get to connect with the person

matuto nang kaunti tungkol sa kanilang mga paglalakbay at para talagang makakonekta ka sa taong

who's teaching you English while also taking in the content in a way that is.

nagtuturo sa iyo ng Ingles habang tinatanggap din ang nilalaman sa paraang .

Not too challenging yet there is some variety in what you're learning.

Hindi masyadong mapaghamong may ilang pagkakaiba-iba sa iyong natututuhan.

Do you have any particular level that you enjoy making videos for?

Mayroon ka bang anumang partikular na antas na kinagigiliwan mong gumawa ng mga video?

I've seen some of your videos for very beginner levels, and I do agree with you by the way,

Nakita ko ang ilan sa iyong mga video para sa napakabaguhang mga antas, at sumasang-ayon ako sa iyo sa pamamagitan ng paraan,

you have a wonderful speaking voice.

mayroon kang magandang boses sa pagsasalita.

Your enunciation is so clear and that would make a student feel so comfortable.

Ang iyong pagbigkas ay napakalinaw at iyon ay magiging komportable sa isang mag-aaral.

So, do you prefer making videos for the beginner level, intermediate level, advanced level?

Kaya, mas gusto mo bang gumawa ng mga video para sa beginner level, intermediate level, advanced level?

Or is there really no difference for you?

O wala talagang pinagkaiba sayo?

No difference.

Walang pagkakaiba.

I really do enjoy all levels and it's always just a really fun time for me getting together

Talagang natutuwa ako sa lahat ng antas at ito ay palaging isang talagang masaya na oras para sa akin na makasama si

with Robin, recording and working as a team.

Robin, nagre-record at nagtatrabaho bilang isang koponan.

Well, we're about to wrap things up, but there was a guest here before we started our interview

Buweno, tatapusin na namin ang mga bagay-bagay, ngunit may bisita dito bago namin simulan ang aming panayam

and… and the guest has disappeared somewhere.

at... at nawala ang bisita sa isang lugar.

Your roommate, I think at the House, is he gone?

Yung roommate mo, I think sa House, wala na siya?

Is the is the cat… is the cat not around right now?

Is the is the cat... wala ba ang pusa ngayon?

He's sitting across from me.

Umupo siya sa tapat ko.

He was sitting right here earlier, but he's decided that he needs a little bit of space,

Kanina pa siya nakaupo dito, but he's decided na kailangan niya ng kaunting space,

so he's sitting across from me behind the camera.

kaya umupo siya sa tapat ko sa likod ng camera.

He's your producer, then.

Siya ang iyong producer, kung gayon.

He's making sure I don't mess up.

Sinisigurado niyang hindi ako manggugulo.

He's on the other side of the glass.

Nasa kabilang side siya ng salamin.

Well, if we have a chance to meet again in the future, maybe we can say hello to your

Well, kung magkakaroon tayo ng pagkakataong magkita muli sa hinaharap, marahil ay maaari nating kamustahin ang iyong

cute little cat.

cute na maliit na pusa.

Where can we find?

Saan tayo makakahanap?

OK, so give us all the information on where we can go and find you if there's any information

OK, kaya ibigay sa amin ang lahat ng impormasyon kung saan kami maaaring pumunta at hanapin ka kung mayroong anumang impormasyon

you want to share on YouTube or things like that.

na gusto mong ibahagi sa YouTube o mga bagay na katulad niyan.

Uhm, the best way to get in touch with me is to e-mail.

Uhm, ang pinakamahusay na paraan para makipag-ugnayan sa akin ay mag-email.

You can find the e-mail address on our YouTube page.

Mahahanap mo ang e-mail address sa aming pahina sa YouTube.

Very good.

Napakahusay.

Well, Esther, it was a delight to speak with you today.

Well, Esther, nakakatuwang makipag-usap sa iyo ngayon.

Thank you so much for sharing a little bit about your story.

Maraming salamat sa pagbabahagi ng kaunti tungkol sa iyong kwento.

Congratulations on the unbelievable success of your videos with Shaw English.

Binabati kita sa hindi kapani-paniwalang tagumpay ng iyong mga video sa Shaw English.

Good luck with your therapy study in the future.

Good luck sa iyong pag-aaral sa therapy sa hinaharap.

And I do hope that we will have an opportunity to chat again one day.

At umaasa ako na magkakaroon tayo ng pagkakataon na mag-chat muli balang araw.

It was a real pleasure for me.

Ito ay isang tunay na kasiyahan para sa akin.

Thank you so much.

Maraming salamat.

Thank you so much, Steve, for having me.

Maraming salamat, Steve, sa pagkakaroon mo sa akin.

I had a great time as well.

Naging masaya rin ako.

OK, by Esther and by producer cat.

OK, ni Esther at ng producer na pusa.